DDoS Attack Threats | SNMP Reflection Threat Advisory | Akamai Podcast

http://bit.ly/YWe7dy | Many older SNMP devices have the ability to take public queries from the Internet enabled by default, allowing malicious actors to launch reflected DDoS attacks by directing SNMP messages at a chosen target. To stop these devices from participating in attacks, network administrators need to manually check for the presence of this protocol and turn off public access. Find out more about this DDoS threat in the full Prolexic SNMP Threat Advisory, available at http://bit.ly/YWe7dy.